City postpones Old Post Hospital demolition-permit appeal after notice error

The City of Missoula announced during its July 14 council meeting that the appeal of the Old Post Hospital demolition permit (agenda item 5.1) has been postponed after an administrative notice error. City officials said the CPDI department overseeing the permit identified a problem with public outreach that required additional notification before proceeding. Mayor Davis announced the postponement and said the item will be rescheduled for committee and then brought back to the City Council; no new date was provided. The council clarified that because the item is postponed, there will be no public comment on item 5.1 that evening. The mayor told people who came for that hearing they may make public comment on other items not on the agenda. Council staff said the CPDI department will manage the rescheduling and that the item will return to the council after the public hearing is scheduled through committee. No formal motion or vote to postpone was recorded in the meeting transcript; the postponement was announced as an administrative action. The postponement leaves open the timing and scope of any future council consideration of demolition permitting and any related public hearings; the city did not provide an estimated date for when the item would return to committee or the council agenda.